VSAJ012 English Language 1

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ladislav Červený (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Anděla Kobylková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Podrabská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislav Červený
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Ladislav Červený
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English on grammar-school level, and/or knowledge of Parts I and II of the textbook of English for language schools (Zábojová, E., Peprník, J., Nangonová, S.: Angličtina pro jazykové školy I. 11th ed. Praha, Fortuna 1999; Zábojová, E., Peprník, J., Nangonová, S.: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II. 7th ed. Praha, Fortuna 1999).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Aim of tuition: The aim of the tuition is acquisition of the ability to read with comprehension professional medical texts in the English language, to translate them correctly with respect to their content and syntax, and to interpret them in English both orally and in writing; to hear with comprehension spoken professional texts and to interpret them in English; to make oneself understood in English in special medical and routine communication situations; to master the language phenomena with respect to their functional application; to show knowledge of the basic lexical minimum ranging between 2,500 and 3,000 lexical units (a certain previous knowledge of the lexis is supposed); to use basic medical terminology in English, and to use the basic form of written documentation in English.
  • The set of knowledge and skills required in the examination in English is, similar to tuition, determined exclusively by the needs of the discipline studied and of medical practice.
  • General characteristics of the subject: Tuition of English as a major foreign language (Language 1) is particularly focused on grammar, conversation, and academic skills (work with medical journals, training of expert presentation in the form of short reports with subsequent discussion on relevant problems, work with dictionaries, selective practising of the various quantitative relationships, the reading of graphic symbols and formulas).
Literature
  • KOBYLKOVÁ, Anděla. English for medical students. 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 107 pp. ISBN 80-210-1771-6. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka probíhá formou cvičení. Na konci podzimního semestru je zakončena zápočtem (z), na konci jarního semestru zkouškou (Zk), která má písemnou a ústní část.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti se státní jazykovou zkouškou, příp. jejím ekvivalentem (TOEFL, FCE apod.) mohou vykonat zkoušku kdykoliv během semestru.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: kredity B.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005.
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